People v. Clinton

Following a January 2008 jury trial, defendant Lawrence Clinton was found guilty of possession with intent to deliver more than 1 gram but less than 15 grams of a substance containing heroin. Subsequently, the trial court sentenced defendant to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Defendant appeals, arguing that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because (a) it failed to prove that he possessed more than one gram of heroin where the forensic chemist combined multiple packets to determine weight before testing for the presence of a controlled…